Category Archives: The Netherlands
Forest birds out of a shelter
Some of you might already read it on my Twitter-account that I had a great day at the bird shelter of Han Bouwmeester. The shelter is so well organized, everything is present for […]
Harbor seals in The Netherlands
A week ago, I was lucky to have an opportunity to attend a release of 4 common harbour seals. They all have been rescued out of awkward situations. One of […]
Kingfisher and more
Finally, I’ve got the kingfisher… Again, I went to the Oostvaardersplassen with a plan. I wanted to make some pictures of the belling red deer, the Konik horses and definitely […]
Belling of the red deer
Last weekend I went to National Park The Hoge Veluwe. It is nature reserve of approximately 55 square kilometers in area, consisting of heathlands, sand dunes, and woodlands. The reserve […]
Oostvaardersplassen
2 weeks ago I went to the Oostvaardersplassen. This is a nature reserve of approximately 56km² in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a very important wintering area for […]
Meeting a fox family
Yesterday I had the opportunity to capture some red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) again. They are the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member […]
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen (AWD)
A couple of days ago, I visited the “Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen” (AWD). This is an area of 3400ha, mostly dunes and moorland, and is created for the abstraction of drinking water […]
Unexpected fox encounter
A couple of days ago, I was again in the nature reserve close to Amersfoort. This domain us absolutely unknown for foxes living in it however… I was walking in […]
Roe deer estrous cycle
Last week I went to a nature reserve near Amersfoort with my friend Gerard. It supposed to be the mating time of the roe deer. What we found was superb… […]
